(facsimile edition) SEMINA, edited by Wallace Berman and compiled by George HermsVenice: Love Press (George Herms), 1992
First edition thus, 1/300 copies signed by George Herms, individual facsimile reproductions of SEMINA magazine issues 1-9, plus a loose colophon signed and numbered by George Herms laid into a printed chipboard box, as issued. This meticulous facsimile recreation of Wallace Berman’s legendary (and legendarily scarce) handmade Beat literary/art magazine from the late 1950s early 60s took four years to bring to fruition, contributors include Berman, John Altoon, Antonin Artaud, Charles Brittin, Charles Bukowski, William S. Burroughs, Jean Cocteau, Allen Ginsberg, Marion Grogan, Walter Hopps, Larry Jordan, Philip Lamantia, Michael McClure, David Meltzer, Stuart Perkoff, and John Weiners, amongst many others. This edition has been assembled in the fashion of the originals: handset letterpress on scraps of colored paper, photos, pastedowns, etc. The project was edited and overseen by Berman’s friend and fellow collage/assemblage artist George Herms.